Maritime record MWX1738 - Hurricane MK I P3783
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
[Hawker Hurricane Mk.I standard fighter; one of a batch of 1000 delivered between November 1939 and July 1940 to Contract No.962371/38] Missing from interception off Portland, Dorset, 11.8.40. (1) Builder: Hawkers, Brooklands and Langley Delivered: 1939/40 Squadron: 601 Date of Loss Qualifier: A
601 Squadron.F/O J. Gillan. Killed. Patrol. Shot down into the sea off Portland 1050. (2)
601 Squadron Crashed in sea off Portland (3)
<1> Halley, J J, 1999, Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000 _ R9999, p34 (Index). SWX5242.
<2> Franks, N L R, 1997, RAF Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War. Volume 1 Operational Losses 1939-41 (Monograph). SDO10198.
<3> World Wide Web http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/dorset/dorcrash.html (Digital archive). SDO10199.
<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1320677 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SWX5242 Index: Halley, J J. 1999. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000 _ R9999. p34.
- <2> SDO10198 Monograph: Franks, N L R. 1997. RAF Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War. Volume 1 Operational Losses 1939-41.
- <3> SDO10199 Digital archive: World Wide Web http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/dorset/dorcrash.html.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1320677.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 68090 66850 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY66NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0728
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 168
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1320677
Record last edited
Apr 9 2024 12:30PM
